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Wgnsradio
April 14, 2018
"The new firm enables us to provide a greater array of comprehensive legal services." ... She is a current board member for the Murfreesboro Water Resources Department, Secretary of the Middle Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women, Past President of the Murfreesboro Estate Planning Council,Ãâà...
Flathead Beacon
April 14, 2018
Steve Bullock, pressed former U.S. State Department Secretary Rex Tillerson to uphold the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty, which obligates both countries to avoid polluting shared waters that would cause harm in either country. In his response in January, Tillerson promised to initiate a process with hisÃâà...
The 74
April 13, 2018
It may have been the first time they were all in one place: Seven of the 11 secretaries of the U.S. Department of Education, including all but two of those still living. The department, relatively young for a cabinet agency, dates only to 1979. They have aged. Some move more slowly. They have gone on to theÃâà...
mySanAntonio.com
April 13, 2018
On Wednesday, U.S. Agriculture Department Secretary Sonny Perdue said farmers are feeling anxiety not only from the possible trade war with China but also because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing hardship waivers to some small refineries, allowing them to avoid complying with theÃâà...
AgWeb
April 12, 2018
On Wednesday, U.S. Agriculture Department Secretary Sonny Perdue said farmers are feeling anxiety not only from the possible trade war with China but also because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing hardship waivers to some small refineries, allowing them to avoid complying with theÃâà...
OilPrice.com
April 11, 2018
The natural gas pipeline owners affected by the breach were not required to report the incident to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, the agency in charge of overseeing the operations of the more-than 2.6 million miles of oil and gas conduits in the United States. The seven incidents that we areÃâà...
Ames Tribune
April 3, 2018
Story County woman named to deputy Agriculture Department secretary .... Kim Reynolds last month. He replaces Bill Northey, who held the position for 11 years before being confirmed as a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary last month. Naig is running to fill the remainder of Northey's term thisÃâà...
The 74
April 3, 2018
“But the next generation of leaders — who are the hope of this democracy — need us to unite on common ground. There is a need for substantive, bipartisan discussion on American education policy.” “A Nation at Risk” called on Americans to cultivate “a learning society” that values rigorous academicÃâà...
CNBC
March 28, 2018
11 – Veterans Day – and will focus on celebrating active military as well as the contributions of veterans throughout U.S. history, the Pentagon said in a memo earlier this month. On March 15, Shulkin said that he has not gotten any direction about what role, if any, the Veterans Affairs Department will play inÃâà...
CNBC
March 22, 2018
Commerce Secretary Ross: Trade deficits are sucking money out of US. 1:13 PM ET Thu, 22 March 2018. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross discusses the Trump administration's newly imposed tariffs on China. Watch CNBC Live TVÃâà...
The Independent Florida Alligator
March 21, 2018
The U.S. president has the power to select whose advice he pays attention to when it comes to his judges, cabinet members and, of course, the staff of ... as the secretary of his department. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, who served as a deputy secretary of transportation and a secretary of labor,Ãâà...
Greensboro News & Record
March 21, 2018
The list is long: associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department; general counsel of the Navy; general counsel at the Defense Department; secretary of the Army; secretary of Veterans Affairs; and chairman of the Panama Canal Commission. These appointments came during the administrationsÃâà...
WWNO
March 21, 2018
Department Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc warns it's a disaster waiting to happen. "It'd create complete chaos for us because the sheriffs can't house inmates at $19 a day," he explained. Louisiana has been housing state inmates in local facilities for more than 20 years. That arrangement kept them from havingÃâà...
CNN
March 21, 2018
The groups -- which include the Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International and Humane Society of the United States -- said Tuesday that they are asking a federal court in Washington, DC, to rule that the US Fish and Wildlife Service did not follow the proper process to make its March 1Ãâà...
FederalNewsRadio.com
March 21, 2018
It was the bilked numbers in Phoenix that prompted Congress to examine VA's firing practices and empowered the department's secretaries — both past and .... That new section covers employees under Title 5 and some employees under Title 38 of the U.S. Code, which dictates personnel policy for healthÃâà...
Winston-Salem Journal
March 20, 2018
He left us on March 8 after a heart attack, leaving a sign in his wake that reads “A Smashing Success. ... at the Justice Department; general counsel of the Navy; general counsel at the Defense Department; secretary of the Army; secretary of Veterans Affairs; and chairman of the Panama Canal Commission.
Vox
March 5, 2018
In January, Zinke announced a proposal to allow offshore oil and gas drilling around most of the United States, including in water off the coasts of California and .... It was, by many accounts, the biggest conservation collaboration in US history, involving 15 planning areas in 10 states and costing $45 million.
Korea JoongAng Daily
March 4, 2018
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) asked the U.S. government to exempt Korea from higher tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. ... including Senator Orrin Hatch, who is the Senate Finance Committee chairman, Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Ruidoso News
March 3, 2018
... the beneficiaries of the project, will lose out on roughly $25-million and State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is asking the United States Air Force for compensation. ... As former cabinet secretary of the Children, Youth and Families Department, Secretary Wilson should be sympathetic to our plight.”.
Mother Jones
March 3, 2018
In her first year overseeing the Education Department, Secretary Betsy DeVos has been “a boon for for-profit colleges, student loan companies, and advocates of school privatization,” while harming public school students of all ages, according to a report released Thursday by two Massachusetts DemocratsÃâà...
The Independent Florida Alligator
March 2, 2018
The U.S. president has the power to select whose advice he pays attention to when it comes to his judges, cabinet members and, of course, the staff of ... as the secretary of his department. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, who served as a deputy secretary of transportation and a secretary of labor,Ãâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 23, 2018
The lawsuit names Health Department Secretary Rebekah Gee as the defendant. It includes as plaintiffs three Medicaid patients listed as Jane Does who receive health care at the organization's clinics in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The health department didn't immediately comment Friday on theÃâà...
Ahval
February 22, 2018
Turkey's military operations against Kurdish forces in the northern Syria enclave of Afrin are hindering the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), U.S. ... no details to reveal regarding a planned U.S.-Turkey working group announced last week after meetings in Ankara between State Department Secretary RexÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 19, 2018
In a statement, department secretary Mike Carroll said the records showed Cruz was getting mental health services before, during and after the ... that the FBI had missed signs that the shooter was troubled because it was distracted by its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Superior Telegram
December 31, 1999
After an investigation started in August 2017, the U.S. Commerce Department accused Canadian paper suppliers of selling newsprint below market prices and issued tariffs ranging from 4.42 percent to 9.93 percent. The latest tariffs are as high as 22.16 percent, and United States customs agents have beenÃâà...
Wisconsin Public Radio News
December 31, 1999
The latest tariffs are as high as 22.16 percent, and United States customs agents have been ordered to require cash deposits from importers. In a press release, U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross said the new tariffs will provide relief for the U.S. paper industry. "President (Donald) TrumpÃâà...
CNBC
December 31, 1999
Veteran Affairs Department Secretary David Shulkin is the sole holdover from the Obama administration to serve in President Donald Trump's Cabinet. ... 11 – Veterans Day – and will focus on celebrating active military as well as the contributions of veterans throughout U.S. history, the Pentagon said in aÃâà...
Santa Fe New Mexican
December 31, 1999
And in 2016, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Gonzales held Human Services Department Secretary Brent Earnest in contempt of court. That same year, a top official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture described New Mexico as having the “most fouled up” food stamp program in the country. GonzalesÃâà...
Rhode Island Public Radio
December 31, 1999
U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke previously announced that Florida was exempt from the plan due to the state's reliance on tourism; however, Trump administration officials have claimed his announcement is not a formal decision, according to The Hill. Rhode Island's Democratic U.S.Ãâà...
MLive.com
December 31, 1999
While funding was being cut to aid poor and homeless Americans, the Department of Housing and Urban Development found $31,000 in its budget for Ben Carson's new office dining set. In a tweet after the budget was announced Carson, the department's Secretary, tweeted it was one that focused "onÃâà...
